STAND. COM. REP. NO.  509

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2015

RE:   H.B. No. 1291

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2015

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred H.B. No. 1291 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE REGISTRY OF CLEAN AND SOBER HOMES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to provide immunity from liability to the Department of Health, its employees, agents, and volunteers for operating the clean and sober homes registry in good faith and in compliance with statutory requirements.

The Department of Health, Department of Public Safety, and Hawaii Substance Abuse Coalition submitted testimony in support of this measure.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1291 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Health,

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DELLA AU BELATTI, Chair